dealing with this aspect, was expected to be submitted to the Governor shortly after the end of the year under review. By the end of the year the Committee had held 54 meetings in all.
Fees
102. The total of all fees collected by the Companies Registry under all Ordinances leapt to a new record figure of $10,945,949, an increase of $3,698,743 (or 51%) compared with the previous year's total. This year's total was made up as follows (with the previous year's figures for comparison):
Fees on incorporation of new companies ($100 plus $2 for every $1,000 of nominal capital)
•
Other fees under the Companies Ordinance
and Orders made thereunder
Fees for Money-lenders Licences, etc. Miscellaneous other fees
1969-70
1970-71
$3,487,632
$5,011,871
...
3,739,139
5,910,755
20,150
22,500
285
823
$7,247,206
$10,945,949
Explanatory
PART IV
TRADE MARKS REGISTRY
103. The Trade Marks Ordinance is based on the United Kingdom Trade Marks Act 1938. The Register consists of two parts, Part A for distinctive marks, and Part B for marks which are not registrable in Part A but are capable of distinguishing the goods of the applicant and have been used in Hong Kong for not less than two years. Registration in Part A gives full rights of protection, in Part B modified rights. Registra- tions are valid for seven years, but may be renewed indefinitely for further periods of fourteen years. Defensive and certification trade marks may be registered, and a person other than the proprietor of a mark may be registered as a registered user. The procedure and forms to be used are set forth in the Trade Marks Rules.
Applications and Registrations
104. There was a slight decrease in the number of applications during he year, which at 2,649 was 101 less than the record number of 2,750 in 1969-70, but nevertheless the second highest yearly total ever recorded.
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